Router Selection

[DynaGlide]

A 1010 with a 1/2" collet would be the best of all for me. I wouldn't run it past its limits I'd just like the option.

FWIW Festool sells their 20mm boring bit in a 8mm shank. Also their 35mm cup hinge bit. If the 1010 can handle those I'm pretty sure it could handle most 1/2" bits with light passes.

 

[Cheese]

A 1010 with a 1/2" collet would be the best of all for me. I wouldn't run it past its limits I'd just like the option.

FWIW Festool sells their 20mm boring bit in a 8mm shank. Also their 35mm cup hinge bit. If the 1010 can handle those I'm pretty sure it could handle most 1/2" bits with light passes.

You're spot on Matt...here's a Festool 50 mm x 30 mm rebating cutter that's made specifically to use in the 1010. That's a 1/2" diameter Bosch bit for comparison.

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[ear3]

Is there no bearing on that thing?

A 1010 with a 1/2" collet would be the best of all for me. I wouldn't run it past its limits I'd just like the option.

FWIW Festool sells their 20mm boring bit in a 8mm shank. Also their 35mm cup hinge bit. If the 1010 can handle those I'm pretty sure it could handle most 1/2" bits with light passes.

You're spot on Matt...here's a Festool 50 mm x 30 mm rebating cutter that's made specifically to use in the 1010. That's a 1/2" diameter Bosch bit for comparison.

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[Crazyraceguy]

Is there no bearing on that thing?

A 1010 with a 1/2" collet would be the best of all for me. I wouldn't run it past its limits I'd just like the option.

FWIW Festool sells their 20mm boring bit in a 8mm shank. Also their 35mm cup hinge bit. If the 1010 can handle those I'm pretty sure it could handle most 1/2" bits with light passes.

You're spot on Matt...here's a Festool 50 mm x 30 mm rebating cutter that's made specifically to use in the 1010. That's a 1/2" diameter Bosch bit for comparison.

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I would imagine they expect you to use the edge guide with it.

 

[Cheese]

Is there no bearing on that thing?

No bearing Edward...it was meant to be used in the CMS router table with a 1010 driving it.

 

[woodbutcherbower]

Is there no bearing on that thing?

No bearing Edward...it was meant to be used in the CMS router table with a 1010 driving it.

A 1010 with a 1/2" collet would be the best of all for me. I wouldn't run it past its limits I'd just like the option.

Putting large rebate cutters on the end of a quarter-inch machine is absolute insanity IMHO - based on 35 years on the tools as a pro. All of the 25-30 large exterior doors I build annually, for example, initially get dry-assembled and clamped up - the panel grooves are then all done in one hit with a suitable half-inch rebate cutter on the end of a hugely powerful OF2200. Even this machine complains unless the cutter is brand-new, especially on oak and other hardwoods. Think of it like this - putting massive tyres on your Toyota Corolla doesn’t suddenly give it the same abilities as a John Deere tractor. Please guys - think carefully about the danger you’re potentially putting yourself in by using the wrong equipment for a task it was never designed to fulfil. Festool make four different-sized routers for a reason, and the 1010 doesn't come with a half-inch collet as part of that reason.

3/4 million woodworking injuries per year. And that’s just those which are serious enough to get reported. Do it safely or don’t do it at all.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3498745/
https://www.routerforums.com/threads/router-accident-trying-to-understand-what-happened.11257/ (warning - graphic images)

 

[Spandex]

think carefully about the danger you’re potentially putting yourself in by using the wrong equipment for a task it was never designed to fulfil.

To be fair, that cutter was designed for the of1010. If you believe that’s not a safe combo you should be telling Festool, as it’s currently listed on their site as compatible with all three of their routers:
https://www.festool.co.uk/accessory/489284---fk-d-50x30#Overview

 

[woodbutcherbower]

Fair point [member=69273]Spandex[/member] - but that specific cutter was designed to be used on a stationary router table (CMS) being driven by any of Festool's three routers. It works more like a typical cutter which would be mounted on the shaft of a spindle moulder. My points about safety concerns were aimed more at large conventional all-in-one rabbeting bits with quarter-inch shanks. Communication breakdown, I think.

 

[Stone Message]

Hey there FOG Gang,

New to the group but have been referencing your input, experience and advice for the past few years, which has always seemed to steer me in the right direction. I am in the market for a plunge router and I am torn between the 1010 and 1400. I tend to favor the 1010 because of its light weight, versatility and price savings but I am afraid it may leave me wanting more as far as power. I currently have a triton dedicated to a table  and a dw619 cordless trim router for light work. am not sure which festool would fit in better with this quiver. I was told the 1400 is surprisingly equivalent to the dw621 2hp router at half the price with  comparable dust collection (find it hard to believe but found it on multiple threads within this network) So if that is the case I guess the 1010 would make the most sense, but will I face tasks where it is underpowered ? Do you feel the collect size is a deal breaker ?

Most of my work is tailored to small built ins,
Cabinetry, console tables  and accent furniture. So I am looking for the most logical router to handle coves, dados. rabits etc

Any and al of your input is always valued.

Thank you in advance.

Stay busy friends.

This may help:


Peter

 

[Cheese]

My point in picking out that particular rebate cutter was in reference to Reply 21 where DynaGlide mentions the capabilities of the 1010 and wonders aloud, quote "If the 1010 can handle those I'm pretty sure it could handle most 1/2" bits with light passes."

My point was if the 1010 can spin that 50 mm rebate cutter, it can certainly spin a 12 mm (1/2") router bit. The discussion was all about the large tool capabilities of the 1010 router.

 

[Ebuwan]

If only one, get the 1400.

I have the 1400 and the 1010 (not the newest one, the laste generation), and I always us the 1010 for the LR-32 system.1400 works fine with the LR32 system as well, but 1010 is lighter, and when doing LOTS of cabinet sides it makes a difference.

The dust collection on the 1400 is just stupid awesome.